Lady Barbarina and Other Tales

Henry James

Isabel, the main character of the story, knows the charm of marriage with a worthless person. Her fate the confluence of fatal circumstances. Being a dowry and finding herself in Europe, she refuses to be quite worthy applicants for a hand, and having received a fortune, connects life with the rogue Osmond.

The Invisible Man. A Grotesque Romance

Herbert George Wells

Depicting one mans transformation and descent into brutality, H.G. Wellss The Invisible Man is a riveting exploration of sciences power to corrupt. In this tale of psychological terror, a young scientist must live in the personal hell created by his own experiments. Using himself as the subject, the scientist discovers the key to invisibility; yet, he is unable to reverse the results. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but begins to become mentally unstable as a result... Wells had created a gripping masterpiece on the destructive effects the invisibility has on the scientist and the insane and murderous chaos left in his malicious wake. Notable for its sheer invention, suspense, and psychological nuance, The Invisible Man continues to enthrall science-fiction fans today as it did the reading public nearly 100 years ago.

Out of the Blue

H.C. McNeile

The motive in the case of murder this is the first thing that draws the attention of the police. No one except a madman commits murder for no reason. Passion, hatred, money as soon as the motive is established, it, as a rule, unmistakably points to someone. That is why Pender took the club with Sinclairs arm and walked with him part of the way to his house on Brook Street. A very normal phenomenon on the part of one of Sinclairs best friends. He was damn smart about that. No one knew, no one even had a ghost of suspicion of the deadly hatred he was experiencing. Everyone thought they were friends: even Sinclair himself thought so. Tomorrow it will be a little shock for him when he realizes the truth.

Babes in the Darkling Wood. A Novel of Ideas

Herbert George Wells

Stella has it all looks, intelligence and an undergraduate place at Cambridge, not to mention Gemini, her fervent admirer at Oxford. Stella and Gemini, the two babes of the story, come increasingly under the influence of a rather impressive psycho-therapeutist whose groundbreaking theories capture their imaginations. But when tragedy strikes they are soon to learn that intellectualism brings cold comfort. When James is disowned by his wrathful relatives, he goes to Russia, is trapped in the Balkans by the war, sees all sorts of atrocities and goes to pieces mentally and physically. It takes months of therapy to bring him back to normal and to Stella. In his latest book Wells has used the technique of the novel of ideas to represent the attitude of young people to current events, and suggest what line they should pursue in the light of modern psychology.

Człowiek, który zapomniał swego nazwiska. Powieść sensacyjna

Stanisław Antoni Wotowski

Do podwarszawskiego szpitala psychiatrycznego przywieziono nocą nieprzytomnego, młodego człowieka.. Kiedy główny bohater Człowiek, który zapomniał swego nazwiska odzyskuje przytomność, nie pamięta niczego. Kim był? Co robił? Jak się tu znalazł? Jak ma na imię i jak brzmi jego nazwisko? Na szalonego nie wygląda, choć lekarz uparcie mu owe szaleństwo wmawia. Młodzieniec jest podobno nieobliczalny, miał się dopuścić strasznych czynów. Mężczyzna w swe szaleństwo nie wierzy. Wszystko zdaje się jednak świadczyć przeciwko niemu. Czy wygra bitwę o swoją tożsamość?

Michałko

Bolesław Prus

Przejmujące losy wiejskiego biedaka, któremu na imię Michałko. Okoliczni mówią o nim durny Michałko, bo zwraca na siebie uwagę, a do tego nie potrafi poradzić sobie w życiu. Po zakończeniu pracy na budowie nieopodal rodzinnej wsi Michałko nie miał dokąd wracać. Postanowił więc udać się do Warszawy. Bohater ma specyficzne wyobrażenie o wielkim mieście: Choć go nazywali durnym, tyle przecie rozumiał, że na świecie mniej przymiera się z głodu i łatwiej o nocleg aniżeli na wsi. O! na świecie chleb jest bielszy, na mięso można choć popatrzeć, domów więcej i ludzie nie tacy mizerni jak u nich. W Warszawie Michałko zatrudnia się przy budowie domu. Poznaje dziewczynę, która cierpi, bo jej amant często ją bije i odbiera wszystkie zarobione pieniądze. Michałko zakochuje się w niej. Wkrótce dziewczyna opuszcza go. Michałko nie może zrozumieć, dlaczego poszła za krzywdzącym ją człowiekiem.

A Maker of History

E. Phillips Oppenheim

In this romantic story tells about how in 1905 a young British tourist accidentally witnesses a strange meeting in Germany. Then, in Paris, he tells about it not in the company where it could be shared. His sister, who had to meet with him finds his brothers baggage at the hotel, but he himself disappeared. The French police are pretending to be looking for him persistently, but then the sister himself disappears. A childhood friend who is in love with her is asking her friend to help in the search. He agrees to look for this pair, finds hints, but gets a warning to stop the search.

The Moon Pool

A. Merritt

One of the most gripping fantasies ever written, The Moon Pool embodies all the romanticism and poetic nostalgia characteristic of A. Merritts writings. The plot concerns an advanced race which has developed within the Earths core. Eventually their most intelligent members create an offspring. This created entity encompasses both great good and great evil, but it slowly turns away from its creators and towards evil. The entity is called either the Dweller or the Shining One. A party of archeologists stumble upon this lost subterranean land and must fight to save their own world on the earths surface. With an exciting narrative full of thrilling action sequences, memorable characters, and a fascinating civilization of bizarre wonders, it is a great adventure novel that will thrill fans of classic science fiction.